Tesco urgently withdraws salad over food poisoning fears

Kev Rogers

Tesco has recalled two chicken salads because it contains the food bug Campylobacter.

The supermarket giant was told by its supplier that the bacteria, which is the the most common cause of food poisoning, had been found in its 160g Chicken Salad and 315g Chicken, Broccoli, Almond & Cashew Nut Salad tubs.

The bacteria are usually found on raw or undercooked meat particularly poultry, unpasteurised milk and untreated water.

It causes 280,000 cases of food poisoning each year and four out of five come from contaminated poultry.

Symptoms include diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting, stomach cramps, and fever.

The incubation period between eating contaminated food and the start of symptoms for food poisoning caused by campylobacter is usually between two and five days with symptoms usually lasting less than a week.

The 160g tub costs £2.10 and contains a mix of salad leaves, roast chicken pieces, beetroot and carrot with a pot of crème fraîche and chives dressing.